East Coast Switch
Choreographed by Fred Rapoport & Debbie Small
Description Partner Slot Dance starts in open hand hold position.
Gentlemen facing outside of dance floor / Lady facing inside
Music       Billy be bad - George Jones
Way Gone - Brooks & Dunn or any ECS at 134 - 146 BPM

MAN    LADY
SIDE STEPS AND SLIDES
1 - 2 Step to L with L, slide R next to L   Step to R with R, slide L next to R
3- 4  Step to L with L, touch R next to L    Step to R with R, touch L next to R
5 - 6 Step to R with R slide L next to R Step to L with L, slide R next to L
7 -8 Step to R with R, touch L next to R Step to L with L, touch R next to L
SWING AND PIVOT TURNS.
9 & 10 Shuffle to Left (L,R,L) Shuffle to Right (R,L,R)
11 Pivot 1/4 CW as you rock back Right
(releasing lady's left hand) 
Pivot 1/4 CCW. As you rock back Left
(releasing gents right hand)
12 Rock fwd L as you pivot 1/4 CCW  to face partner Rock fwd R as you pivot 1/4 CW to face partner
13 & 14 Rejoin hands and shuffle Right (R,L,R)  Rejoin hands and shuffle Left (L,R,L)
15 Pivot 1/4 CCW as you rock back Left 
(releasing lady's right hand)
Pivot 1/4 CW as you rock back Right
(releasing gentleman's left hand)
16  Rock fwd R as you pivot 1/4 CW to face partner     Rock fwd L as you pivot 1/4 CCW to face partner
17&18 Rejoin hands and shuffle Left (L,R,L)     Rejoin hands and shuffle Right (R,L,R)
19 Pivot 1/4 CW as you rock back 
(releasing lady's left hand)  
R Pivot 1/4 CCW as you rock back L   
(releasing gentleman's right hand)
20-24  Rock fwd Left place lady into outside underarm
turn, and step in place (R,L,R), touch Lt
Rock fwd Rt pivot 1 1/2 CW underarm turn under
gents Lt arm (L,R,L) to finally face partner, touch Rt
Partners rejoin in closed dance position (having rotated 1/4 CW turn from original starting position)
SWING, TUCK AND TURN
25&26 Shuffle to your Left (L,R,L)  Shuffle to your right (R,L,R,)
27&28 Shuffle to Right (R,L,R) Shuffle to your Left (L,R,L)
29 Release lady's right hand, as you rock back Left
opening and slightly pivoting away from your partner 
Release gentleman's left hand, as you rock back Rt opening and slightly pivoting away from your partner
30 Rock forward R, as you pivot back toward your 
partner picking up her right hand in your left,  and touch L next to R
Rock forward left as you pivot back toward your
partner, picking up his left hand in your right,
and touch R next to L
31&32 Place lady into outside underarm turn as you pivot a 1/4 CCW turn, shuffling in place (L,R,L) Step forward R, as you pivot a 1/ 4 CW underarm
turn under gent's left arm
33&34 Shuffle in place (R,L,R)   Shuffle (L,R,L) as you complete 1/2 CW turn to face
your partner
35-36 Rock back Left, forward Right  Rock back Right, forward Left
Gentleman and lady are now facing each other in original starting position in single
hand hold position,
(Gentlemen holding lady's right hand in his left hand only)
SHUFFLES & TURNS.
37&38 Release hands and shuffle forward (L,R,L), 
passing your partner on your right   
Release hands and shuffle forward (R,L,R) as you
complete a 1/2 CCW turn, passing your partner on your right
39&40 Shuffle fwd (R,L,R) as you complete a   1/2 CCW Shuffle backward (L,R,L)
41-42  Rock, back Left forward Right  Rock back Right forward Left
43&44 Shuffle fwd (L.R,L) as you complete a 1/2 CW turn Shuffle fwd (R,L,R)
45&46 Shuffle backward (R.L.R)   Shuffle fwd (L,R,L) as you complete a 1/2 CW turn
47-48 Rock back Left, forward Right Rock back Right, forward Left
Gentleman. and Lady are back in starting dance Positions (Offset one partner to the left of their original partner) To make this a slot dance maintain hand hold for counts 37 thro 48